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seated and unseated between the ends a of the holder, and thus the canopy removed or replaced at pleasure.

The advantage gained by my holder is that the canopy may be instantly adjusted in any desired position by simply grasping the ferrule and turning or bringing the canopy into the desired attitude, when it will be held by the spring-holder A.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the supportingrod B, of the leaf-spring holder A, having the loop a to grip the rod, and the parallel ends a, with the button 0 on the canopy-ferrule 0, adapted to be gripped by said ends a, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with the supportingrod B, of the leaf-spring holder A, the wide middle portion of which forms the rod-gripping loop a, and the narrowed ends of which are parallel to each other and form a grip for the button 0 on the canopy-ferrule C, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the supporting rod B, of the leaf-spring holder A, having the rod-gripping loop a, and the ends a, recessed at a, together with the ferrule 0, having button c, with convex opposite sides 0, as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, with the supportingrod B, of the leaf-spring holder A, having the rod-gripping loop a and extended parallel ends a, on the bearing-face of one of which are the radial depressions a, together with the ferrule-button 0, having the rib 0" across one side, and arranged to operate as and for the purpose described.

5. The combination, with the rod B, of the leaf-spring holder A, having the loop a and the extended parallel ends a, together with the ferrule C, having the shank a", carrying the button 0 and the pin 0, all arranged to operate as and for the purpose specified.

ARDEN S. FITCH.

\Vitnesses:

A. S. TAYLOR, J NO. B. Davis. 

